CULT THEMED HORROR GAME

THE CHANT is a psychedelic psychological horror game with spiritual and cult-like themes. You play as Jess, a young woman who recently lost their sister in a devastating tragedy. She gets invited by a close friend to check out a spiritual retreat on a remote island to help her heal from the loss of her sister.

The Chant is a combat focused game with crafting mechanics and some puzzles. Each enemy is weak to a specific weapon and all weapons are crafted which makes the combat a bit challenging due to the limited amount of crafting supplies. You have a fast travel system allowing you to go back and explore past areas making this game slightly exploration based. Its health mechanics are unique as you have bars for Mind, Body, and Spirit to manage. There is also a connecting skill tree to improve your skills.

The Chant does a great job at reminding us that horror games don’t always have to be in dark locations to make us scared. It feels like a culty horror game put through a kaleidoscope.

If you can’t tell, I really love story-rich horror games and once again in The Chant its story is the best part of the game. It’s a story about grief, loss, and trying to heal from all those things. Each character is at this retreat for a reason and each of their stories are very traumatic. In return that trauma can make people do things they may regret.

All in all I really loved this game and played it more than once. The crafting supplies feel scarce even though I played on easy making the combat a little more challenging than it needed to be. The colorful atmosphere is such a nice change of scenery compared to many other horror games I’ve played. (No more sewers in horror games please!) I also didn’t end up liking the Free DLC and didn’t end up finishing it.

*Although I am a Deep Silver Creator, I was gifted this game by a friend before joining the program. All reviews are honest.*

⭐️ RATING 7/10 ⭐️

🌙 Wishlist The Chant here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1577250/The_Chant/

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